According to porter's five forces model, which of the following firms would be least affected by the threat of substitutes?
a) a used car dealership in new yorkb) a convenience store that sells retail productsc) a firm that sells the only drug for a diseased) corner latte shops in atlanta

What would be the input, conversion and output of developing a new soft drink

Rahm's credit card issuer calculates interest based on the outstanding balance at the end of the last billing period. what is this method of calculating interest on a credit card called?

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer